Review of The Talisman (1987) by Glenn C — 04 Mar 2013

The Curse is yet another gem from the 80s that brings back a lot of memories. Watching it again as an adult I was 11 years old again and it still hit all of the right notes... although, a few FX left me stunned at how blatantly bad they were.

Its a classic 50's B-movie based on a story by HP Lovecraft about a meteorite crash landing on a farm in rural America and seeping a strange goo into the town's water supply. The locals start to succumb to madness and the expected horror kicks in with savage deaths and people frantically running for their lives.

I'm not usually one to point out a movie's flaws but the initial meteor crash is spectacularly bad. You can see the giant arm/rod attached to the styrofoam ball as it plummets through a plume of fog.

Almost so bad it's good and when you see that Lucio Fulci is attached as producer and assisted with the FX department, it makes sense! LOL. Will Wheaton stars and I reckon almost every movie he was in as a kid, he performed scenes in just his underwear.

.. its as unnerving as the story itself. With all of it's flaws I reckon that The Curse still delivers and has some fantastic poster art.